The JKB mainstage has been entirely transformed into the smoky, sexy, and claustrophobic Kit Kat Klub that lives and breathes behind Cabaret, the first musical Skidmore Theatre has done in seven years.

Blending comedy and drama together, Bonnets attacks inherited trauma head-on, providing characters that react like real people. The play, which opens on Nov. 16 and deals with themes of addiction, inheritance and womanhood, was written and directed by Julia May Jonas, professor of playwriting at Skidmore.

Professor Larry Opitz is the director of Janet Kinghorn Bernhard’s (JKB) mainstage play this semester. And if Skidmore is going to put on a Shakespearean play, no one is better to direct it than Opitz. With Julius Caesar opening this week, students, faculty, and community members will be able to see for themselves the intricate world and knowledge of detail inherent in any of his productions.

The upcoming play deals with themes of body image and representation, and if this moment shows anything, it’s the love and support radiating from the cast. It’s the kindness, the tenderness of people with a story to tell. And, eventually, it’s the anger they feel.

Starting on October 19th, Skidmore’s Black Box will be occupied by the gory coming of age story, “Let the Right One In.” The play follows Oskar, a young bullied boy, as he finds companionship with Eli, a vampire. Together, there is a fierce connection that -- no matter their stark differences or innocence -- cannot be broken.

If you liked NBC's The Office, then Eddie Godino is sure you'd enjoy Knights of the Sales office, a studio lab performance put on by the Skidmore theater department. To find out more, read Eddie's review! (Photo credits go to Dante Haughton)